(I mistakenly first posted this in For Sale...) I am hoping someone has a similar experience to share on my problem. I had some body and paint work done to get my E30 out of the garage and back on the road as my daily driver. I went over a bump in the road as I drove away and was clicking the AC switch on. I triple tapped the button. The AC and Recirc buttons went dark. The blower qui
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Recirculator flap on fan is open (switch could have been left unplugged or wired wrong at replace fascia...) or disconnected/bad heater valve at heater box?
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Bought 1992 BMW 325i Convertible in barely passable condition to pass time. Not my first old convertible. "Never leave anything in cabin secured with doors locked; the easiest way in is with a pocket knife. Use the trunk." Came back from working overseas and my daughter had dispossessed me of my 6 cyl. Saturn Vue. BMW became 'my car'. I have passed a lot of time with he
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My RVM cracked my windshield making a drive-time adjustment; imagine my surprise. Thankfully D******t T**e later put a good crack in the side of the windshield using air tools to fix a tire leak and paid for a replacement glass. The windshield was so pitted from 20 + years of granular impacts, it was like a new day.
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As a 1992 325i convertible 4 speed automatic driver, stop and go is handled OK by D. But the 325i is a long stroke- high rev engine, so when acceleration is my goal like a freeway on ramp then I shift through the gears. This allows all of the newer cars to appreciate the old man's long power band and smooth shifting.
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All cylinders allow a small amount of blowby from rings and valves. My 325i spring loaded straight tube vent from crankcase to intake takes care of the normal amount. This is usually gasses and smoke and it is added to the air intake as combustible gasses. Typically if you are getting high crankcase pressures, you have excessive blowby from worn rings and valves. This increases crankcase press
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